Pete Rose (Charlie Hustle, 4256, Reds HOF, R.I.P.)

[heisman]

He didn’t get a permanent ban for cheating. He got it for betting on baseball.

Yes, that was more about the androgen crew, who never broke a single rule.

 

[BUCKYLE]

The fact that the hall is already littered with human garbage it seems silly to die on this hill.

I say let him in and have part of his plaque or whatever mention his transgressions in baseball.

It isn't gonna benefit Pete anymore.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Fact is Rose is already in the hall of fame. He just isn't gonna get a plaque.

Pete Rose already in the Hall of Fame, just not a Hall of Famer | Sporting News

People sometimes forget that Pete Rose being banned from baseball does not mean he is whitewashed from history. The Hall of Fame still celebrates Rose's legendary career.

www.sportingnews.com

 

[Zippercat]

He bet on the games, often from the dugout, as a manger. He could absolutely influence the outcome of a game.

What I haven’t seen any proof of is this idea that he only bet on his team to win. That sounds like complete horseshit to me.

Doesn’t really matter if he didn’t bet against the Reds. He didn’t bet every game. He made the lineup. He pulled the pitchers. He knew who was banged up and not likely to produce. He could stack the deck, so to speak, to increase their chances of winning some games…so that’s when he would bet.

 

[Jaxbuck]

Doesn’t really matter if he didn’t bet against the Reds. He didn’t bet every game. He made the lineup. He pulled the pitchers. He knew who was banged up and not likely to produce. He could stack the deck, so to speak, to increase their chances of winning some games…so that’s when he would bet.

There is proof that his tickets were only on Reds to win? I’ve never actually seen that verified.

 

[Zippercat]

I’d bet the answer is in here:

https://www.thedowdreport.com/report.pdf

But I don’t want to know bad enough to read that whole thing, or even any significant part of it.